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The lab which carried out the tests is apparently part of the same institution which carries out doping tests for the tour.
B samples are, as far as I know, second samples retained in the event that a positive test is found in the A sample and a confirmation test must be carried out to verify the result.
The newspaper got their hands on it because the research is there for everyone to see. The anonymous codes were published as part of the findings of the new test process, and the newspaper managed to link these codes to previous information (medical certificates and previous tests) that was publically released by Armstrong when he was defending himself against prior allegations.
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